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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading And it is a relief to turn from the detailed account of much of my inner life when a schoolgirl to more of the objective life, to sunnier memories, to the life within the school-house walls, even though to do so I go back for a little to the care-free days of early girlhood.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading In school I was a dutiful little girl of the goody-good sort, but from about thirteen onward my badness cropped out and I became a little terror.
account
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From this reading And it is a relief to turn from the detailed account of much of my inner life when a schoolgirl to more of the objective life, to sunnier memories, to the life within the school-house walls, even though to do so I go back for a little to the care-free days of early girlhood.
always
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From this reading SCHOOL DAYS Serious as was my girlhood, as the sombre experiences and the resolutions which grew out of them show, it was by no means always so shadowed as this record would indicate.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading SCHOOL DAYS Serious as was my girlhood, as the sombre experiences and the resolutions which grew out of them show, it was by no means always so shadowed as this record would indicate.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading SCHOOL DAYS Serious as was my girlhood, as the sombre experiences and the resolutions which grew out of them show, it was by no means always so shadowed as this record would indicate.
back
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From this reading And it is a relief to turn from the detailed account of much of my inner life when a schoolgirl to more of the objective life, to sunnier memories, to the life within the school-house walls, even though to do so I go back for a little to the care-free days of early girlhood.
badness
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From this reading In school I was a dutiful little girl of the goody-good sort, but from about thirteen onward my badness cropped out and I became a little terror.
became
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From this reading In school I was a dutiful little girl of the goody-good sort, but from about thirteen onward my badness cropped out and I became a little terror.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading In the senior department we could keep a teacher only a short time because of our “insubordination and irregularities,” as one dignified principal said when he came in to chastise us.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading In school I was a dutiful little girl of the goody-good sort, but from about thirteen onward my badness cropped out and I became a little terror.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading SCHOOL DAYS Serious as was my girlhood, as the sombre experiences and the resolutions which grew out of them show, it was by no means always so shadowed as this record would indicate.
came
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From this reading In the senior department we could keep a teacher only a short time because of our “insubordination and irregularities,” as one dignified principal said when he came in to chastise us.
care-free
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From this reading And it is a relief to turn from the detailed account of much of my inner life when a schoolgirl to more of the objective life, to sunnier memories, to the life within the school-house walls, even though to do so I go back for a little to the care-free days of early girlhood.
chastise
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From this reading In the senior department we could keep a teacher only a short time because of our “insubordination and irregularities,” as one dignified principal said when he came in to chastise us.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading In the senior department we could keep a teacher only a short time because of our “insubordination and irregularities,” as one dignified principal said when he came in to chastise us.
cropped
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From this reading In school I was a dutiful little girl of the goody-good sort, but from about thirteen onward my badness cropped out and I became a little terror.
DAYS
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From this reading SCHOOL DAYS Serious as was my girlhood, as the sombre experiences and the resolutions which grew out of them show, it was by no means always so shadowed as this record would indicate.
department
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From this reading In the senior department we could keep a teacher only a short time because of our “insubordination and irregularities,” as one dignified principal said when he came in to chastise us.
detailed
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From this reading And it is a relief to turn from the detailed account of much of my inner life when a schoolgirl to more of the objective life, to sunnier memories, to the life within the school-house walls, even though to do so I go back for a little to the care-free days of early girlhood.
dignified
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From this reading In the senior department we could keep a teacher only a short time because of our “insubordination and irregularities,” as one dignified principal said when he came in to chastise us.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading And it is a relief to turn from the detailed account of much of my inner life when a schoolgirl to more of the objective life, to sunnier memories, to the life within the school-house walls, even though to do so I go back for a little to the care-free days of early girlhood.
dutiful
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From this reading In school I was a dutiful little girl of the goody-good sort, but from about thirteen onward my badness cropped out and I became a little terror.
early
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From this reading And it is a relief to turn from the detailed account of much of my inner life when a schoolgirl to more of the objective life, to sunnier memories, to the life within the school-house walls, even though to do so I go back for a little to the care-free days of early girlhood.
equallynounUS /ˈequally/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading My mates were equally unmanageable.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And it is a relief to turn from the detailed account of much of my inner life when a schoolgirl to more of the objective life, to sunnier memories, to the life within the school-house walls, even though to do so I go back for a little to the care-free days of early girlhood.
experiences
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From this reading SCHOOL DAYS Serious as was my girlhood, as the sombre experiences and the resolutions which grew out of them show, it was by no means always so shadowed as this record would indicate.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And it is a relief to turn from the detailed account of much of my inner life when a schoolgirl to more of the objective life, to sunnier memories, to the life within the school-house walls, even though to do so I go back for a little to the care-free days of early girlhood.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading And it is a relief to turn from the detailed account of much of my inner life when a schoolgirl to more of the objective life, to sunnier memories, to the life within the school-house walls, even though to do so I go back for a little to the care-free days of early girlhood.
girl
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From this reading In school I was a dutiful little girl of the goody-good sort, but from about thirteen onward my badness cropped out and I became a little terror.
girlhood
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From this reading SCHOOL DAYS Serious as was my girlhood, as the sombre experiences and the resolutions which grew out of them show, it was by no means always so shadowed as this record would indicate.
go
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From this reading And it is a relief to turn from the detailed account of much of my inner life when a schoolgirl to more of the objective life, to sunnier memories, to the life within the school-house walls, even though to do so I go back for a little to the care-free days of early girlhood.
goody-good
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From this reading In school I was a dutiful little girl of the goody-good sort, but from about thirteen onward my badness cropped out and I became a little terror.
grew
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From this reading SCHOOL DAYS Serious as was my girlhood, as the sombre experiences and the resolutions which grew out of them show, it was by no means always so shadowed as this record would indicate.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In the senior department we could keep a teacher only a short time because of our “insubordination and irregularities,” as one dignified principal said when he came in to chastise us.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading And it is a relief to turn from the detailed account of much of my inner life when a schoolgirl to more of the objective life, to sunnier memories, to the life within the school-house walls, even though to do so I go back for a little to the care-free days of early girlhood.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In school I was a dutiful little girl of the goody-good sort, but from about thirteen onward my badness cropped out and I became a little terror.
indicate
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From this reading SCHOOL DAYS Serious as was my girlhood, as the sombre experiences and the resolutions which grew out of them show, it was by no means always so shadowed as this record would indicate.
inner
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From this reading And it is a relief to turn from the detailed account of much of my inner life when a schoolgirl to more of the objective life, to sunnier memories, to the life within the school-house walls, even though to do so I go back for a little to the care-free days of early girlhood.
insubordination
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From this reading In the senior department we could keep a teacher only a short time because of our “insubordination and irregularities,” as one dignified principal said when he came in to chastise us.
irregularities
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From this reading In the senior department we could keep a teacher only a short time because of our “insubordination and irregularities,” as one dignified principal said when he came in to chastise us.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And it is a relief to turn from the detailed account of much of my inner life when a schoolgirl to more of the objective life, to sunnier memories, to the life within the school-house walls, even though to do so I go back for a little to the care-free days of early girlhood.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading SCHOOL DAYS Serious as was my girlhood, as the sombre experiences and the resolutions which grew out of them show, it was by no means always so shadowed as this record would indicate.
keep
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From this reading In the senior department we could keep a teacher only a short time because of our “insubordination and irregularities,” as one dignified principal said when he came in to chastise us.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And it is a relief to turn from the detailed account of much of my inner life when a schoolgirl to more of the objective life, to sunnier memories, to the life within the school-house walls, even though to do so I go back for a little to the care-free days of early girlhood.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And it is a relief to turn from the detailed account of much of my inner life when a schoolgirl to more of the objective life, to sunnier memories, to the life within the school-house walls, even though to do so I go back for a little to the care-free days of early girlhood.
matesnounUS /mates/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My mates were equally unmanageable.
means
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From this reading SCHOOL DAYS Serious as was my girlhood, as the sombre experiences and the resolutions which grew out of them show, it was by no means always so shadowed as this record would indicate.
memoriesnounUS /ˈmɛm.ə.riz/
Recollections of past events.
From this reading And it is a relief to turn from the detailed account of much of my inner life when a schoolgirl to more of the objective life, to sunnier memories, to the life within the school-house walls, even though to do so I go back for a little to the care-free days of early girlhood.
more
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From this reading And it is a relief to turn from the detailed account of much of my inner life when a schoolgirl to more of the objective life, to sunnier memories, to the life within the school-house walls, even though to do so I go back for a little to the care-free days of early girlhood.
much
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From this reading And it is a relief to turn from the detailed account of much of my inner life when a schoolgirl to more of the objective life, to sunnier memories, to the life within the school-house walls, even though to do so I go back for a little to the care-free days of early girlhood.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading SCHOOL DAYS Serious as was my girlhood, as the sombre experiences and the resolutions which grew out of them show, it was by no means always so shadowed as this record would indicate.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading SCHOOL DAYS Serious as was my girlhood, as the sombre experiences and the resolutions which grew out of them show, it was by no means always so shadowed as this record would indicate.
objective
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From this reading And it is a relief to turn from the detailed account of much of my inner life when a schoolgirl to more of the objective life, to sunnier memories, to the life within the school-house walls, even though to do so I go back for a little to the care-free days of early girlhood.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading SCHOOL DAYS Serious as was my girlhood, as the sombre experiences and the resolutions which grew out of them show, it was by no means always so shadowed as this record would indicate.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading In the senior department we could keep a teacher only a short time because of our “insubordination and irregularities,” as one dignified principal said when he came in to chastise us.
only
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From this reading In the senior department we could keep a teacher only a short time because of our “insubordination and irregularities,” as one dignified principal said when he came in to chastise us.
onward
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From this reading In school I was a dutiful little girl of the goody-good sort, but from about thirteen onward my badness cropped out and I became a little terror.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading In the senior department we could keep a teacher only a short time because of our “insubordination and irregularities,” as one dignified principal said when he came in to chastise us.
out
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From this reading SCHOOL DAYS Serious as was my girlhood, as the sombre experiences and the resolutions which grew out of them show, it was by no means always so shadowed as this record would indicate.
principal
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From this reading In the senior department we could keep a teacher only a short time because of our “insubordination and irregularities,” as one dignified principal said when he came in to chastise us.
record
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From this reading SCHOOL DAYS Serious as was my girlhood, as the sombre experiences and the resolutions which grew out of them show, it was by no means always so shadowed as this record would indicate.
reliefnounUS /rɪˈliːf/
a feeling of comfort after worry or pain
From this reading And it is a relief to turn from the detailed account of much of my inner life when a schoolgirl to more of the objective life, to sunnier memories, to the life within the school-house walls, even though to do so I go back for a little to the care-free days of early girlhood.
resolutions
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From this reading SCHOOL DAYS Serious as was my girlhood, as the sombre experiences and the resolutions which grew out of them show, it was by no means always so shadowed as this record would indicate.
said
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From this reading In the senior department we could keep a teacher only a short time because of our “insubordination and irregularities,” as one dignified principal said when he came in to chastise us.
SCHOOL
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school-house
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From this reading And it is a relief to turn from the detailed account of much of my inner life when a schoolgirl to more of the objective life, to sunnier memories, to the life within the school-house walls, even though to do so I go back for a little to the care-free days of early girlhood.
schoolgirl
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From this reading And it is a relief to turn from the detailed account of much of my inner life when a schoolgirl to more of the objective life, to sunnier memories, to the life within the school-house walls, even though to do so I go back for a little to the care-free days of early girlhood.
senior
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From this reading In the senior department we could keep a teacher only a short time because of our “insubordination and irregularities,” as one dignified principal said when he came in to chastise us.
Serious
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From this reading SCHOOL DAYS Serious as was my girlhood, as the sombre experiences and the resolutions which grew out of them show, it was by no means always so shadowed as this record would indicate.
shadowed
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From this reading SCHOOL DAYS Serious as was my girlhood, as the sombre experiences and the resolutions which grew out of them show, it was by no means always so shadowed as this record would indicate.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading In the senior department we could keep a teacher only a short time because of our “insubordination and irregularities,” as one dignified principal said when he came in to chastise us.
show
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From this reading SCHOOL DAYS Serious as was my girlhood, as the sombre experiences and the resolutions which grew out of them show, it was by no means always so shadowed as this record would indicate.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading SCHOOL DAYS Serious as was my girlhood, as the sombre experiences and the resolutions which grew out of them show, it was by no means always so shadowed as this record would indicate.
sombre
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From this reading SCHOOL DAYS Serious as was my girlhood, as the sombre experiences and the resolutions which grew out of them show, it was by no means always so shadowed as this record would indicate.
sort
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From this reading In school I was a dutiful little girl of the goody-good sort, but from about thirteen onward my badness cropped out and I became a little terror.
sunnier
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From this reading And it is a relief to turn from the detailed account of much of my inner life when a schoolgirl to more of the objective life, to sunnier memories, to the life within the school-house walls, even though to do so I go back for a little to the care-free days of early girlhood.
teacher
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From this reading In the senior department we could keep a teacher only a short time because of our “insubordination and irregularities,” as one dignified principal said when he came in to chastise us.
terror
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From this reading In school I was a dutiful little girl of the goody-good sort, but from about thirteen onward my badness cropped out and I became a little terror.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SCHOOL DAYS Serious as was my girlhood, as the sombre experiences and the resolutions which grew out of them show, it was by no means always so shadowed as this record would indicate.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading SCHOOL DAYS Serious as was my girlhood, as the sombre experiences and the resolutions which grew out of them show, it was by no means always so shadowed as this record would indicate.
thirteen
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From this reading In school I was a dutiful little girl of the goody-good sort, but from about thirteen onward my badness cropped out and I became a little terror.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading SCHOOL DAYS Serious as was my girlhood, as the sombre experiences and the resolutions which grew out of them show, it was by no means always so shadowed as this record would indicate.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading And it is a relief to turn from the detailed account of much of my inner life when a schoolgirl to more of the objective life, to sunnier memories, to the life within the school-house walls, even though to do so I go back for a little to the care-free days of early girlhood.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the senior department we could keep a teacher only a short time because of our “insubordination and irregularities,” as one dignified principal said when he came in to chastise us.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And it is a relief to turn from the detailed account of much of my inner life when a schoolgirl to more of the objective life, to sunnier memories, to the life within the school-house walls, even though to do so I go back for a little to the care-free days of early girlhood.
turn
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From this reading And it is a relief to turn from the detailed account of much of my inner life when a schoolgirl to more of the objective life, to sunnier memories, to the life within the school-house walls, even though to do so I go back for a little to the care-free days of early girlhood.
unmanageable
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From this reading My mates were equally unmanageable.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading In the senior department we could keep a teacher only a short time because of our “insubordination and irregularities,” as one dignified principal said when he came in to chastise us.
walls
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From this reading And it is a relief to turn from the detailed account of much of my inner life when a schoolgirl to more of the objective life, to sunnier memories, to the life within the school-house walls, even though to do so I go back for a little to the care-free days of early girlhood.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading SCHOOL DAYS Serious as was my girlhood, as the sombre experiences and the resolutions which grew out of them show, it was by no means always so shadowed as this record would indicate.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading In the senior department we could keep a teacher only a short time because of our “insubordination and irregularities,” as one dignified principal said when he came in to chastise us.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading My mates were equally unmanageable.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading And it is a relief to turn from the detailed account of much of my inner life when a schoolgirl to more of the objective life, to sunnier memories, to the life within the school-house walls, even though to do so I go back for a little to the care-free days of early girlhood.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading SCHOOL DAYS Serious as was my girlhood, as the sombre experiences and the resolutions which grew out of them show, it was by no means always so shadowed as this record would indicate.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading And it is a relief to turn from the detailed account of much of my inner life when a schoolgirl to more of the objective life, to sunnier memories, to the life within the school-house walls, even though to do so I go back for a little to the care-free days of early girlhood.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading SCHOOL DAYS Serious as was my girlhood, as the sombre experiences and the resolutions which grew out of them show, it was by no means always so shadowed as this record would indicate.
